Starwork is a lightweight desktop app that connects Starlight AI directly to your PC. Run commands, edit files, control your mouse and keyboard, take screenshots, automate desktop apps — even upload videos to YouTube. All from one chat.
Grab the latest release from the releases page.
- Local execution — Run shell commands, scripts, and build tools directly on your machine
- File operations — Read, write, and edit files without leaving the chat
- Screen awareness — Take screenshots, find text and buttons on screen, locate icons visually
- Mouse & keyboard — Click, type, scroll, drag, press keys and hotkeys with pixel precision
- Desktop automation — Automate any desktop app — upload videos to YouTube, fill out forms in Chrome, manage files in Explorer
- You stay in control — Live overlay shows what's happening, press ESC anytime to abort, every action is audit-logged
- Download
starwork.exefrom the latest release - Run it — it will prompt you for your pairing code (or API key)
- Once connected, chat with Starlight in your browser. Starlight will use your local machine for commands, file operations, Git, and desktop automation
starwork.exe
You can also pass arguments directly:
starwork.exe --code YOUR_PAIRING_CODE --server wss://starlightapp.org --mode auto
- Read-only — Starlight can take screenshots, read files, and list windows but cannot execute commands, write files, or control the mouse and keyboard
- Ask per action — The bridge prompts you (y/n) before each action. Press
ato auto-approve the rest of the session - Auto-approve — All actions run without asking. Use with caution
- Refuses to run as administrator or root
- Opens no network ports
- Communicates only with the Starlight server over an encrypted WebSocket
- Every action is visible on screen via a live overlay and written to an audit log
- Press ESC at any time to instantly abort whatever Starlight is doing
- Starlight will never type passwords or sensitive credentials
- Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- No Python installation required — everything is bundled (screen reading, image matching, all automation libraries)
- macOS and Linux builds coming soon
Starwork is the local agent for Starlight AI — a frontier AI for coding, creation, and agentic work.